Wanna change OC/be civically engaged, but don't know where to start? FOREground is the space for you! The Future Organizers Rooted in Empowerment ground (FOREground) seeks to educate youth on our collective and individual identity and shared struggle in order to empower them to become civically engaged leaders and advocate for their community on issues of racial, immigrant, and economic justice. Because of their sheer size, the youth of color community has the potential to drive policies and shape the county to better represent their needs and interests. We will start meeting weekly on Wednesdays, beginning in March!  RSVP here!

A new PRRI/The Atlantic survey on Americans’ feelings about the health of our nation’s democratic institutions reveal significant partisan divisions over racial diversity and religious pluralism. “Divergent attitudes about the very desirability of ethnic and religious pluralism are one of the key drivers of partisan polarization today,” said PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones. “Compared to Americans who identify with the Republican Party, Americans who identify with the Democratic Party are twice as likely to affirm a preference for an ethnically diverse country and are four times as likely to prefer a religiously diverse country.”